Okay so I'm leaving for my trip tomorrow so I will not be able to update all week L so please enjoy this chapter!

Disclaimer:

o Me: Dimitri, I love you so much. Will you please do the disclaimer for me? *bats eyes*

o Dimitri: of course, Cate. Cate does not own VA or me…..

o Rose: Dimitri! No! You love me, not her!

o Dimitri: *whispers* that's what you think…

Chapter 13: Rose's POV

Today was the day of the Council's ball. A Moroi delivered a very large and elegant dress to the room Dimitri and I were staying. It was what I was supposed to wear for the ball. It was like a dress you would find old British royalty wearing. It was the shade of gold that matched my eyes. A color commonly found in my family line.

Lissa was also going to the ball with Christian so she could introduce him to her parents. Her dad, the Dragomir prince, was also on the council and told me that he would always have my back. It's always sad feeling when I see him because he was my dad's best friend.

Lissa didn't have to wear a traditional dress like mine, because she didn't have to. It was still very classy. Dimitri wore a black and white tux, complemented by the same shade of gold as my dress handkerchief.

I got a fresh new manicure. My hair was pulled into a class ponytail with a tiara I was given to wear. Sadly, my pregnant belly was very visible. I was wearing beautiful diamond jewelry.

"Prince Eric Dragomir!" Lissa's dad was formally announced. Her mom walked on stage with him with her arm looped in his. The other Council members were formally announced as well.

"Princess Rosemarie Hathaway!" My name was announced. Dimitri walked out with me onstage with our arms also looped. My friends cheered for me. I couldn't help but smile.

"Queen Tatiana Ivashkov! Her royal majesty!" She walked out gracefully. She was announced very last. I was announced last of the princes and princesses.

"My fellow people, I present to you my royal Council!" The queen spoke proudly through a microphone. We all bowed. This was my first royal event as a princess. After my parents died, I stayed out of the royal spotlight as best as I could. I couldn't bring myself to face the public.

Awhile later, I tried to mingle with the other royals. Dimitri was off talking to Lissa and Christian. I wish he was with me right now though. "So Princess Rosemarie, I see you're expecting!" A random Moroi approached me. "Do you mind me asking who the father is?"

Out of nowhere, the Queen herself appeared and answered for me. "My dearest great nephew, Adrian Ivashkov." My eyes widen. "Rose and Adrian were childhood friends." She smiled at the Moroi woman. She nodded, congratulated me, and walked away to talk to other royals.

"Excuse me? No, Dimitri is the father!" I snapped at her.

"Rose, darling, please understand that no Moroi wants to hear that the Hathaway princess getting pregnant by a Dhampir! It will hurt both of your reputations." She spoke quietly. "I'm only doing this for your better sakes."

"But that's not the truth!" I replied angrily.

She rolled her eyes. "Honestly, Rose. Your public image is at stake. We must be careful on how we present this. You don't want to lose power before you even receive it."

"I don't want power! I never asked for anything of this!" I snap at her, gesturing around me. My anger dispersed when I get a bad feeling in my stomach.

At that moment, we were invaded by Strigoi. Guardians came running towards me started killing off Moroi and Dhampirs. Dimitri ran to me. Strigoi cornered us. "Looks like we have the pregnant Hathaway princess." A Strigoi laughed at us and I wrapped my arms around my stomach. He was blonde and had very pale skin. A death white pale with red ringed eyes. My worst nightmare is coming true.

Another Strigoi came and knocked us out unconscious.I woke up on a cave floor with Dimitri lying next to me. Both of us had bite marks on our necks. I felt very sore. I looked at my arms, both of which had bruises covering them.

Wake up! They took us to some cave! I sent a mental message through the bond to Dimitri.

Dimitri's eyes opened instantly. He scooted closer over to me. He wrapped his arms protectively around me. "I will get us out of here. I promise." He kept repeating to me. His eyes became alert, yet panic covered his face.

"Yeah, we'll see how well that actually works out." A Strigoi laughed and approached us. "Listen, here's the deal. My name is James Zeklos. One of you will be awakened. The decision will be yours. Which would you rather? A pregnant Moroi princess and also the last of her line or a novice dhampir? I know which one I would choose."

The Strigoi's friend, Nathan, joined us. "You're an idiot. Just kill the princess."

I whisper to Dimitri. "James is Jesse's older brother." He widens his eyes.

"I will do what I want. Besides, I can already see how dependent she is of him. My guess is that he's the father, not that royal party boy. It will hurt her more if I make her suffer without him. And she can suffer with the fear of knowing her beloved." He smiled. "Or he can live with the fact that he has trained to be a guardian, and at his first opportunity, he fails. Everyone will hate him for allowing the Hathway line to die forever." With that said, he walked away.

After a long silence, Dimitri finally spoke. "Rose, I will turn. You have so much more to lose. Our daughters, a wonderful life ahead of you, and your family line to protect." This was true love. He was giving up his life easily to protect mine and our daughters.

I was in tears. I don't want to lose my Dimitri. "But what about you?"

He took a deep breath. "Just promise me that you'll send the guardians to kill me. I can't hurt you or our daughters. Tell them I love them. " He said without contact.

"I-I promise." He kissed my lips passionately. We were savoring our last kiss.

After resting in Dimitri's arms for awhile, James showed up and ripped us apart. "Have you made your decision yet?" We nodded. Dimitri gave me one last kiss and then stood up.

Nathan returned. smiled and spoke formally to Dimitri. Almost mockingly. "My name is Nathan and I will be the one to awaken you, Mr. Belikov." Nathan turned to me and held his hand to me. I hesitantly took it and he helped me.

"If you turn him, I will be set free?" I asked without returning eye contact.

"Yes, my dear. Unfortunately, you must watch your lover be awakened." Nathan smiled and sunk his fangs into Dimitri's neck. His eyes went wide and then shut immediately.

I screamed and ran out of the cave. No one even tried to stop me. I ran straight into a random guardian's arms. I told them the entire story. They returned me to tight security as they brought me back to Court. I was shaking the entire journey back. When we finally got there, I went straight into Lissa's arms.

"Rose! Are you okay? We've been so worried about you guys! Where's Dimitri?" Lissa asked frantically. I was crying my eyes out.

My whole world ended right there. My soul shattered. The father of my twins, my guardian, my bond-mate, and the love of my life was gone.

"Dimitri's a Strigoi."

Cliffhanger! What do you think? I'm sorry that it was fast moving but I wrote this really fast.

Edit: So I want to take a moment to say to my readers that read my story before I started rewrting. Currently, it still follows a similar but for the most part the same plot as before. It was after this event, that I didn't like how it turned out. So be prepared for a new plot :)

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